VOL 37 NO. 45 Autumn Wins Pennsylvania JUDY PATTON Union Co. Correspondent STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) At the Pensylvania Hol stein Championship Show, Judge Oren Bender selected Plum-Line Melvin Autumn as the grand champion of the 222-head contest The show took place at the Penn State Ag Arena. The senior 3-year-old Melvin daughter was exhibited by her breeder Patrick Carey of Titusville and co-owners Michael Carey, National DHIA Details Pa., Lancaster Agreement COLUMBUS, Ohio Pennsyl vania DHIA and Lancaster DHIA approved an interim agreement in the long-standing dispute involv ing the choice of DRPC service by individual members. The boards of directors of the two DHIAs considered the proposal offered by The Martin Moyer family of Womelsdorf is the Farm Fami ly of the year, named by the Agricutural and Horticultural Association of Berks County. From the left, back row, are Martin and Melissa, who holds Sarah, while in the front, from the left, are Amy, Kristen and Jeffrey. Berks County Names Outstanding Farm Family CONNIE LEINBACH Berks Co. Correspondent READING (Berks Co.) The Martin Moyer family never expected to be honored twice in a year’s time for their family farm. But they were named Farm Family of the Year last week by the Agricultural and Horticultural Association of Berks County, which manages the Reading Fair. “We were really surprised.’’ said Melissa, Martin’s wife, after the family was announced as winner ,■ during a banquet in the Fleetwood I Orange Hall. “We were not fe expecting this at all,” she said. L The Moyers, whose 12S-acte wn is along School Road in I Marion Township, were one of Four SacSona Fred Strouse, and Mike Weimer. Judge Bender, who is from Acci dent Md., cited her depth of rib and best of show udder as her win ning traits. For reserve grand champion the judge went with Lock-Bur Com missioner Heddy, an aged cow shown by Leroy Plance of Wells boro and co-owners Gary Heffner, Mike Heath and Allen Andrews. Her size and scale caught the judge’s eye. (Turn to Pago A2B) National DHIA in separate meet ings, with the last meeting held on September 3. Soon after October 1 of this year, DHIA members in Lancaster County will have the choice of either Raleigh DRPC or Pennsyl (Turn to Pago A 29) several families who applied for the annual honor. Each of the entrants in this year’s contest sub mitted a scrapbook of their family activities and farming accomplish ments to their home grange. The Moyers are members of Bemville Grange. The scrapbooks contain photos which illustrate some of the activi ties of the families. In announcing them winners, Karen Mohn of the Pomona Grange, noted that the Moyers have 52 Holsteins, 100 heifers and calves and one Brown Swiss. Their herd ranks in the top 20 in Berks, having produced 22,477 pounds of milk per cow with 697 (Turn to Pago A 3«) Lanentor Faming, Saturday, Saplembar 19, 1992 Premier breeder and premier exhibitor was Gor-Wood-D. Left to right, standing, Tim, Gordon, and Ron Wood, and Goren Bender. In front, Bill Neal and Heather Wood. Saddam ‘Prisoner In His Own Country Says General At PennAg Banquet ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Fanning Staff WHITE HAVEN (Luzerne Co.) —PennAg’s keynote speaker was vehement and impassioned about the Gulf War victory. Veteran of the Vietnam War and director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Operation Desert Shield/Storm, lx General Thomas W. Kelly spoke about war and his involvement in it At the same time, Kelly lam basted the '‘pundits" who criti cized the war in the months follow ing, especially critics who think the job wasn’t finished iq Iraq and Saddam Hussein wasn’t toppled from power permanently. In fact Kelly has other ideas. "I would not want to see (Hus sein) killed," said Kelly to mem bers of Penn Ag’s 114th annual convention at the banquet Tuesday night "I’d like to see him cap tured. I’d like to see him put before a tribunal, and 1 would like his sen Special Deadlines Due to the Ephrata Fair in the town where Lancaster Farm ing is published, this notice is given for the publication deadlines that will be needed for the week of September 21-25. They are: Mailbox Markets Mon day, Sept. 21, at noon. Public Sales Monday, Sept. 21, at noon. General News Tuesday, Sept 22, at 5 p.m. Classified Section B Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m. Other Classified Ads Wednesday, Sept 23, 9 a.m. Late-Breaking News Wednesday. Sept 23, at noon. tence to be Idi Amin’s next-door neighbor into perpetuity so they can lean across the back fence and tell each other lies about what they used to do." According to the Gulf War gen eral, Saddam remains a prisoner in his own country and his own peo- England’s Hog Takes Solanco Championship ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Fanning Staff QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster Co.) It was a matter of feeding and working with a 252-pound Duroc/Spotted gilt that brought home the bacon for Jody England in the market hog championship on Thursday at the Solanco Fair. Jody England, 18, Drumore, Jody England, 18, Drumore, left, picked up the supreme trophy at the Solanco Swine Show with her 252-pound Duroc/Spotted gilt. At right Is show Judge Ken Winebark, Lebanon County livestock agent. 609 Par Copy pie will deal with his fate. Kelly countered the pundits, he claimed, who didn’t want the war in the first place and still complain that the job wasn’t finished. If the U.S. decided to invade and take over Iraq, according to Kelly, there (Turn to Pag* A 29) picked up the championship from the heavyweight class. Judge Ken Winebark, Lebanon County lives tock agent, liked the hog and said the animal was “getting to the point where there’s no need to go any further” in making it market able. “It has a long length of body. . . and fresh appearance.” $19.00 Par Yaar (Turn to Pag* All)
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